Professor McGonagall is one of those characters
I never seem to get right. Here are my attempts, descending by age. Years are
estimated based on style and dim recollection.

I've been trying for quite some time to
design a McGonagall that I like. I have a very very precise image
of her in my head, which sometimes makes drawing her harder since whatever
I draw conflicts with what I imagine, rather than filling in the holes.
Another major stumbling block is that I don't think there's a single character
who looks more like I picture Professor McGonagall than Mrs. Tweedy from
Chicken Run – if Harry Potter was done by Aardman Studios, she
would look exactly like that, in my mind. Everything I draw pales
in comparison, but these are a few of my attempts.

2005
- I drew this about the same time as the most recent Moody drawing ...
and it's the closest so far.2003 - The second closest – this one's
nicely angular but there's a little too much Maggie Smith in it, I think.2002 - After completing my animation course,
I tried redesigning a bunch of characters (because I could draw better).2001 - I did this in an attempt to make the
design a bit more angular, which I thought fitting to the character.2000 - Tried to make her more presentable by
adding more body.1999 - The first McGonagall to be presentable...
far too realistic, and although she's described as having her hair tight
back in a bun, it doesn't look good without a little volume.